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Proceeding contribution from Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 10 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].


Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

Amendment 117 117: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause— "Duty to collect and publish statistics on detention and children Duty to collect and publish statistics on detention and children (1) In pursuance of his duties under section 51, the Secretary of State shall collect and publish statistics regarding detention of children in relation to immigration, nationality and asylum on a regular basis. (2) In this section "statistics regarding detention and children" includes information relating to— (a) the total number of children detained under immigration act powers, during the relevant period, including details of— (i) their ages, (ii) their nationalities, (iii) where they are detained, and (iv) the length of their detention, (b) the number of people who have dependent children under the age of 18 and who are detained under immigration act powers, without those children, and (c) the number of people whose ages are disputed and who are detained under immigration act powers."


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c1137 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Asylum Detainees Deportation Age Crown dependencies Immigration Protection Missing persons Scotland Statistics Standards Repatriation UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre UK Border Agency
Legislation
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk